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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-23
Music.

One of the G., B. & @ passenger con-
ductors has taken musical turn, and
practices daily on the guitar when he is
at home. The neighbors are complain
ing some but as his name indicates tina,
he is hard hitter. they have so far sub.
mitted without protest
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-23

The supreme court at Ottawa ycster.
day, affirmed the decision of the lower
court here in the Cable Ellis suit, in
volvinG considerable coal land at Cable
The verdict in the circuit court was in
favor of Ellis
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-23
ROCK ISLAND

Salvation oil delights everybody. II
can be had of all druggists and dealers in
medicine. 1t eradicates pain by quickly
removing the cause. 1t is specific fol-
neuralgia. rheumatism, and pain in the
side, back and limbs. Price 25 cents.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-23

Miss Lillian Lewis, Manager Knells
star actress, is paralyzing the cowboys of
Kansas City this week. Reports of big
houses and grand success come from that
section already, and the engagement is
not half through
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-23
HALF-CENT A WORD.

The ARGUS hereafter will publish in this col
umn all advertisements of Lost Found, For Rent
For Sale, Bosrd or Rooms, Wanted. and similar
notices. at the low rate of one-hGif cent WOrd,
each figure Il word, but no Advertisement less
than ten cents
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-23
A Club.

Several young ladies who have been
discussing the advisability of organizing
social club, have deferred action until
next fall. They will forget all about it
by that time.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-23

Carse & Co. have beautifed their store
with bright wall paper and new paint
until it is a perfect gem of room. The
proprietors and clerks have also spruced
up some, and it is pleasure to call on
them.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-23

Every glorious act of great life starts
forward an eloquent fact. Dr.. Bulls
cough syrup is the glorious act of life's
study, aud it is a positive fact that it
stands without rival
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-23
MOLINE,

For CITY CLERK desire to announce myself
as candidate for election to the Office Of City and
Town Clerk. subject to the decision of the repub-
lican City Township convention.
j. W MCPHERSON
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-23

PARIS, March 2S.-The bill imposing
surtax on maize was rejected by the cham
Der OF deputies Tuesday by a vote of 267
10 aia
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-23
THE MARKETS.


CHICAGO March %
Quotations On the board on trade to-day
were as follows: Whcat-No2 March. opened
and closed 1855 nominal; April, opened and
closed, 75l6 nominal; MAJ, opened and closed
s0t4c. Corn-So. 2Mrrch, opened So sc nominal;
closed 3Hs3 nominal; A9ril, opened SIC nomi-
nal. cloeed 3i34c nomi ral; May, opened So
closed 59i. -asc asked. Gats-No. March,
opened and losed &c nominal: April. opened
and closed, &c nominal; May, opened 2s7sc,
closed. 2s5sc bid. Pork March, opened and
closed, 5000 nominal: May, opened and closed
SCI 90; June, opened and closed s2l.W nomi-
nal. Lard-March, opened $l.S nominal
closed S1.S71e nominal.
Live Stock The Union stock yards report
the following prices: Hogs-Market opened
active and firm at 58l0c higher prices; pack
ers and spec ulators were the prin cipal buyers;
light grades, S5GEG 5e5 rough packing, S5.a
@5.40; heavy packing and shipping lots, S. A;
@5O. Catte-StrOngtr. beeves. S4005B5. Al
COWS, Sa.20G4GJ. stockers S!.@64.25 Sheep
Firm; common to fair S30l94.00; good san
@4.s; lambs. S4.pOl5.5l.
I'rnduCe: Butter Fanny Fl lin creamery,
Sic Ter IT.; choice to fancy dairy, 22025c; fine
roll, I4GlSc Eggs Strictly fresh. 13O131st
per doz. Poultry-Chickehs, 7lsGSc per ID
turkeys, 9Bl0c; ducks S19c. Potatoes In cal
lots on track Burbanks. 47G6j2c per bu: Early
Rose b. mixed iplr. 0bI 10. hrpicS-r ar It
good. s3.00635J per bhl.
New York.
NEW YORK, March o.
Wheat-So. red state, g3Ihc No. edo, 9221 q
No 2 red winter May. Gig; do June, Gle bid
COrn-No. mixed cash. i914c; do March, 48t
bid; do May, 4Sl.c. Oats--No / white state
S9lac; No. 2 do - ?; No = m liked April, 34I6c
Rye-Dull and unchanged. Barey-Nominal
hull. nl1 arj
April. S7.5s 500 May.
st. Louis.
ST. LOUIS. March q.
Wheat-Unsettled; closed l4c lower; No. red
cash 79aN7gltc; May, 79Mc; June, 7g34c; July ,779
@Ig56' Corn Stronger but slow; No. mixed
cash, S434d3534c: May. 3A5sc. uats-Inactive
No mixed cash 23..2Sl4c; May, 2S9sc. PORK
Unchanged; nav, $3.50; old, Slab. Lard
Steady: s7l5G72o. Whisky Steady; e1.13,
milwaukee,.
MILwAukEs. March 10
Wheat-Weak; cash. 16,; May, 7el4l17S3sc
Corn-Lower: No. g. So. Oats-Weak; No.
white, Doc. Rye-Dull; No. L 5isac. Barley
Firm, Nc. ,. 5l1sc
Detroit.
DETROIT, March q.
Wheat-No. white cash. Size: cash Mich
iga red. s234c: No. 2 red cash and March
S2s4e; April, S3c bid; May, S3.ac; June, S334c
August, &,sc Wed. Corn-3gc. Oats &c.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-23
CHICAGO'S BEST"
He is Again Renominated by Acclaim
alton by the Chicago Democracy.

CHICAGO, March 23.-Carter H. Har-
rlson has Just been renominated by &C
clamation for mayor by the democratic
city convention. Harrison and Cregier
were placed in nomination. and then
there were scenes of wild confusion
A motion to make Carriers nomination
by reclamation was put, and carried with
a burrah.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-23

80 Laughs IN 80 Minutes.
Admission IS, 30 and - cts. no extra charge
for reserved seats. Fol sale al {. c. knell's
Furniture store.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-23
PER GENT MORTGAGES

Improved Iowa Farms Security to times the
loan. and inspected in each case. Completed
loans always hand for sale, Sizes Of loans
$500 to so, 900. Time of loans years. Only
choicest loans handled. References and details
given on application either in person or letter.
H. M. HENLEY, Attorney at Law.
2l4 Main St, Davenport, Iowa.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-23
New York.
!ouis

Wheat-Weak; cash. &c; May, 7el417s5sc
Corn-Lower: No. g. So. Oats-Weak; No.
white, Doc. Rye-Dull; No. L 55sac. Barley
Firm; Nc. !. 5I1Ac
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-23
WHEN YOU TRAVEL

Line selected by the United States Government to cary
the Fast Mall,-the
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-23

I'ETHVITi NHTCH Y.
Wheat-No white cash. siI9c: cash Mich
iga red. s234c: No. 2 red cash and March,
S's4c: April, s3c bid May. S3>ac; June, s394c;
August, &3sc Nsed. Corn-;;9c. Oats &c.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-23

| ,0ST-A BLACK RAT TERRIER
APup, five months old answers 10 the name Of
Major; liberal reward will be given; enquire at
ARGUS office.
EOR SALE, OLD PAPERS IN ANY
quantity at this office, cheap2
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-23

FOR SALE.-A NEW HOWE SEW
ing machine with all the modern improve
ments. Enquire at ARGUS Office.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-23
GUARDIANS NOTICE.

SWEENEY & WALKER, CGmpl'ts sol'rs.
Dated at Rock Island, III -, March %. 1887.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-23
CHANCERY NOTICE.

PLEAsASTs L HURsT, Plainti
Rock Island. Ills. March q
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-01
Badly Written SIGNATURES.

HWhat's the namef' asked one of the Hoff-
man house clerks Of a guest who had Just
registered.
lie was told, and as soon as the guest left
the desk the clerk wrote the name on slip
with the number of the room and put the slip
into the box.
"Just look at chat signature" remarked the
clerk to bystander. Nobody on earth who
was not thoroughly acquainted with it could
ever make it out. You have no idea how
much trouble is caused by people who write
such bad hands as to make the writing practi-
cally illegible This is particularly the case
with signatures. A man registers in such
way that we can't make out what his name
is, and when he asks for letters we get more
trouble. Letters for guests, you know, are
put in their box, or in a box beginning with
the first letter of their name When we can't
make out the name we just throw the missives
in general pile.
"A man steps up, looks at his box, sees no
letters in 1t, and begins TO kick because those
that he had expected had not come really
believe that people try TO make their sigma
lures as iliegible as possible"
EWhy is this9"
a don't know, unless they are afraid Of
torgerS tneh Bood many consider 10
mark of genius to write a bad hand. Did
you ever notice the signatures of great men,
authors and statesmen Well, nearly ali of
them are so bad that you couldn't make out
what they were if yos didn't know Look at
any hotel register nowadays, and You'll see
how this mania 20 write bad signatures IS
spreading"
"Who write the poorest hands7"
"WeH, it is little difficult 10 assign the
poor hands to any special class. DrummeIs
and commeTcial men ordinarily write plain
hands, but there are good many exceptions
Lawyers as a rule write their names the
worst Your statesmen and politicians also
write poor hands Theatrical men as gen
erai thing get up ugly signatures, doubtless
as mark of genius. AT any rate, the thing
is being run into the ground, and is great
bother. New York Evening Sun.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-01
RUNNING FOR THE TRAIN.
why Are Ladies So Liable to BE Late?
Ifit Of Advice,

WHY Are Ladies So Liable to BE Late?
A Bit OF Advice.
Why are women so liable to be late at the
train? From unbusnesslike habits, lack of
convenient pockets to put handkerchief, port
Inonnaie. glove buttoner and miscellaneous
falIalerie into. Then they inger at the door
for a dozen all important "postscripts," as
they do at the tail of a letter. More than all,
they are always sure they can get there in
five minutes, when, unless they were shot
through pneumatic tunnel, they could in no
wav get there in less than fifteen When
they are late and see the train slowly begin
to melt away, why don't they stop at once?
Because, like the valiant irishman, they don't
know when they are beaten.
Conundrums aside, running with fifteen
pounds Of dress skirt and as much Of other
forgery" a constructing corset and paper
soled agonizing boots, verges on the crime Of
self destruction. Does your business require
that you should ignore the laws of health,
perhaps Of life? If it does, go it! You won't
catch the train, and you viii cut an astound-
ing fgure-a racing human female always
does-but your sacrifice viii DO all heroic. 1t
viii mean something. Or is all your business
going into the next town 20 see what is going
TO be worn this summer, and perchance TO
invest in dozen buttons for q new eight cent
calico wrappera If SO. down brakes. Walk
calmly and dignif1edly home. Pin up the
front Of your wrapper with safety pins
sooner than risk bodily injury.
Il have in my life run for train, but viii
never do it again" is the testimony of many
women vino have lived long enough to gather
wisdom or acquire i'll health. Running under
proper conditions: is not injurious, but in a
state of anxious excitement it is accompanied
by distressing consequences. These may no:
at once make. themselves manifest, though it
is no unusual thing TO hear of fatal results
from such rash performances. To be sure,
the organs are not flung loosely into the body
as some nervous hypochondriacs seem TO
imagine; all is well arranged and calculated
for work and TO withstand ordinary strain if
the head be allowed to rule. But, however
nicely steam engine be. constructed, or
however powerfully built, it has its limit Of
pressure, and the driver unless be were out
of his mind, would not run without gauge.
IL is not always making haste TO hurry. The
people who never have anything done are
always in a hurry. If the work of creation
were all done we should have nothing to do
but to drop quietly into the sun. Avoid I'M
due haste and live longer.-Eerald of Health.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-01
ALWAYS Tell Mother.

There is something that tugs at ones heart
in the last words of the young woman in
Sacramento who shot Patterson and then
committed suicide with morphine. After
being long in stupor she rallied moment
and said to the attendant: please don't tell
mother" 1t was the final illumination Of a
path that was ending in gloom and disgrace.
Made the victim of heartless selfshness by
the man she had killed, and going to her final
account furnished and forlorn, she was, after
all, the victim of not telling mother. There
is 10 way Of estimating the sorrow and sin
and suffering that would be avoided if the
confidence of children continued through life
TO run to their mothers. Over the grave Of
this girl, dead untiInely by her own hand, on
which was the blood of another, might be in.
scribed the epitaph: Died in her youth, heart
broken. dishonored, q slayer, self slain, be-
cause she would not tell mother. San
Francisco Alta
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-01
One Sort of NeiQSDOr.

There are emergencies when it seems neces-
sary to trouble a neighbor 10 lend the lacking
convenience, but such occasions should be es
rare as good management can make them.
A loose habit of forgetting to keep ones
kitchen supplied favors the practice Of run
ming next door or across the street TO borrow
cup Of sugar, an ounce of tea, loaf OF
bread, a cake of soap, or whatever the need
NAV be; but such practice stamps Che mis-
tress Of the house as a slovenly, iIrprovident
housekeoper, whose careless ways stand In
strenuous need of reform. Perhaps it is only
thoughtlessness in many cases that allows
such i'll management, and the fault when dis
covered will be reformed.
A kitchen slate, hung conspicuously on the
wall, with pencil attached, will be a great
factor in working q reform. Let the house
keeper writo down each article as its want Is
discovered, and let her also put down such
things a. she finds herself nearly ont Of, not
waiting to actually sec the bottom Of the
barrel or box before making note OF their
emptiness Then teach whoever it is who
visits the store to always study the slate be-
fore going out. In this way, without much
trouble to any one the foolish system OF run
ming ont to borrow viii pass out of existence,
and the neighbors with whom the friendly
exchanges have been made will in time learn
to feel backward about borrowing from those
who never borrow from them.--Good Cheer.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-01

| While in New York few days since I took
Ebe opportunity to visit some OF the leading
decorative artists, just to learn what is the
sorettiest and newest thing out for the fur
finishing of rooms At the Office of The Art
FAge saw a whole room lined with what is
called Russian crash or burlap. 1t can be
had in New York, sixty-eight inches wide,
for fifty cents yard 1t is Of light pearl
color, closely woven, and makes an admirable
BACKGROUND for any style or color Of decora-
tions, The room | saw was lined with this
crash. e narrow fold of the same being put
over the seams or where the edges joined A
frieze of the same ran around the top OF the
room This had been hand painted in oils.
and was fastened TO the wall at Its lower edge
with large headed brass tacks.
The effect of the whole was very rich and
fine. Such tint end material makes good
natural background for pictures, especially
engravipgs, TO hang against. Brown linen,
such as busters are made OF, is now being
much used to decorate rooms with. Flowers
or a conventional design can be painted upon
this cloth in fresco colOrs such as scene paint
ers use. Any one can mix these coloss, and
with little practice will soon be abs to
paint charming designs A hall bedroom
would be GOOD room to begin upon. Call
ing upon a celebrated physician in New York
| found his library, above the bookcases.
lined with deep red straw mating, tackled on
with brass tacks. The effect was all that
could be desired. Wall papers have had their
day, unless they are very fine and artistic.
No modern house OF any pretenslons now
tolerates wall paper. A room may be very
cheaply and beautifully decorated with stuffs
of all kinds if only one will give the subject
little thought and go at it.-Fu!ler Walker In
Kansas City Journal.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-01

Another peculiarity of San Carlos au-
dience is the presence, on no few occasions,
of negroes in the first circles accompanied.
perhaps, by beautiful white wife, more fair
by contrast with her swartny lord These
negroes are generally msgnates Of the slave
trade, which in the past was indebted 70 the
Portuguese rather than TO Spanish subjects
for its vitality. They are received on c per-
feet footing Of equality, and their children
may be met with any day on the streets walk
ing hand VI hand With their white school fell
lows. The common distinctions OF the negro
attest the frequency of the miscegcnation,
though perhaps not as common here as in
Brazil Time will determine whether tie re-
sultng mixture presents the hybrid charac-
teristics of the people Of Mexico and Peru.
where races less diSsimilar than the white and
black have mingled their blood for centuries.
Lisbon Cor. San Francisco Chronicle
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-01
q sTENOGRAPHER'S STORY.
Ecw Young Shorthand Reporter Got
Ahead of the Judge Advocate.

can this talk about speed" said a short
hand writer, reminds me of little expert
ence that | had away back in 1866. l was
then located in New York, and was a we're
lad and comparatively new in the business
had never been in a court room and know
absolutely nothing about the form of trials. /
could write shorthand, however. There was
big murder trial going on in North Caro-
lima, and they sent to New York in hot haste
for a stenographer 1 happened to be the
only one at the time available, and Graham
sent me down.
Il shall never forget that experience.
About the first man | came in contact with
was the Judge advocate. He was as gruR
and sarcastic as a cross cut saw half mile
from an oil can. He looked me over in q
sneering way that l shall never forget, and
seemed to be sadly disappointed over the fact
that there was not more of me.
1.-THE man whose shoes you have been sent
TO I'll could write 200 words a minute he
said grufiy. How many can you writer
al don't know exactly. sir l stammered.
'Wen, I'll drop into your room in the
morning before court opens and put you
through your PAGES he said sarcastically.
"When | got to my room | was about the
worst frightened boy you ever saw. This
was nice sort OF man for one who knew
nothing whatever about courts TO encounter.
About the first thing | saw when | entered
my room was an old volume Of Webster's
speeches. An idea ~ orce struck me. L
picked out one of these and practiced on it
most all night. The consequence was that
had committed ii to memory and had it right
at my finger ends. All that remained was TO
devise some scheme to get TIRE judge advocate
70 select that particular speech for the text.
Bright and early the next morning he came
into my room.
@'Have you got anything here that can
read TO you fromT be asked.
Il don't know replied. as carelessly as
possible. Let's see. All here's a book which
seems to belong to the room. It's Webster's
speeches. Meb5c this might do
Il opened it csreessly at the particular
speech which ! had practiced upon and
handed it 70 him. He examined it carefully,
and ali the time nv tesrt was ii my mouth.
was afraid be would turn the ypageS aud
pick out some other speech. But be didn't.
al should think this would do he said,
and proceeded 10 count of 600 words
"Wel at it we went, end when the 900
were written still had fifteen seconds Of the
minute 10 snare lie timed me with one Of
those old stop watches and / can see it yet.
"'Rumr he said, 7 guess you'll co. and
after that ne seemed to think l was more Of a
man than looked. Chicago Times
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-01

1t seems to me that we of middle age are
living in pretty good time, but the babies
have the advantage of US after all. This is a
time Of transitional period, and the men and
women of thirty years hence are certain to
have the bulge on US in different way.
When see woman throw her baby in the
air. making the little cuss pale with fear,
breathless, and as RED and white as the
American fag, feel like breaking a COM
mandmect, saying cuss words and Draining
on the spot, yet they all do it.
Did you ever think what baby has TO put
up with?
The father runples its clothes and pitches
it up TO the ceiling. The mother hugs it and
squeezes it until its little face is as red as
berry-and the nurse-well, the nurse, especi-
ally if she is fat and wheezy, sticks her fingers
in its mouth, runs her thumb down its threat
and "tootsey wootseys" in its face till the poor
child must wish it was where it came FROM
Joe Towards Letter
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-01
The Society Girl.

Society is not the place in which to preach
woman's rights OF temperance, and she who
should undertake to set dinner table by the
ears, so to speak, with an expression of her
deepest convictions, would be pretty certain
to receive no second invitation. There are
those who go so far as to say that the society
girl should have no convictions but the con-
viction Of her own acceptability. She may
have interests, but no hobbies; at the same
time she must not be shallow. Still, the girl
who ignorantly aspires to society puts clothes
first and culture last, has more or less con-
tempt for everything but her fallals. 1t Is
manner that carries the day, and good ma
ture and kindliness, even in society-the art
of making others happy, of amusing without
apparent effort of being invariably agree
able. Moods should not belong to a society
girl if she would be success; she must allow
herself to be bored with smile, she must
submit TO disappointments with bonmot,
for society has its price like other worldly
things.-Harper's Bazar.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-01
Tho live Stock Reporter.

A striking figure on the thoroughfare is
Miss Middle Morgan; tall angular, dressed in
women's clothes, yet with mans taste as to
cut and material, and wearing a smile as
kindly as her figure looks severe, she never
fails to wrest from all strangers the tribute
of the inquiry "Who is she?" The answer is
surprising, as well could be imagined, for
she was once master Tor mistress) Of the kings
stud in Italy, and is now the best posted nu-
thority on live stock in America. She is not
only interesting; she is remarkable. Those
who are so fortunate as to know her apart
from her business speak Of her as both bril-
liant charming and feminine to a degree,
and in her vocation-the most difficult in
some phases for woman to undertake-siie
exacts admiration as well SIS respect. When
ever l hear the emptyhead argue that lovely
women would not be respected if she entered
politics. trade or certain Of the professions
always think of Miss Morgan going day after
day, year in and year out, up to the cattle